CONTENTS

MARKET ACTIVITIES

• ASSET BACKED SECURITIZATION TRANSACTION FOR AGCO
• CNH COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF FLEXI-COIL
• DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE ACQUIRES LUCAS DIESEL
• FOLLOW-UP TO OUR JLG COMPANY PROFILE
• PARKER HANNIFIN AND COMMERCIAL INTERTECH TO MERGE
• SAUER AND DANFOSS OF DENMARK ANNOUNCE MERGER
• RDO RENTAL TO BE SOLD TO UNITED RENTALS
• LBX COMPANY INTRODUCES ARTICULATED TRUCK LINE
• VOLVO COMPACT EXCAVATORS ADDED TO LINE IN NORTH AMERICA
• DEERE & COMPANY MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS
• SLAGLE JOINS VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
• FARM TRACTOR AND COMBINE SALES FOR 1999

FINANCIAL RESULTS

SECOND QUARTER/SIX MONTH RESULTS

• BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION

FOURTH QUARTER/YEAR-END RESULTS

• AG-CHEM EQUIPMENT CO. INC.
• CATERPILLAR, INC.
• CNH GLOBAL
• EATON CORPORATION
• HERTZ CORPORATION
• INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
• MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.
• AGCO CORPORATION

TRACKING THE TRENDS

• MARKET TRENDS
• ECONOMIC INDICATORS